Technical Services Engineer

Adtran; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Une entreprise innovante recherche un Ingénieur des Services Techniques pour rejoindre l'équipe à Basingstoke. Le rôle implique de soutenir l'engagement sur le terrain, de gérer des essais clients et de diriger des formations sur les produits Adtran. Le candidat idéal possède des compétences avérées en solutions Fibre et saura collaborer étroitement avec les clients afin de garantir leur satisfaction. Cette position offre un salaire compétitif et des bénéfices attractifs.

Benefits

25 days holiday + public holidays

Company pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Qualifications

• Expérience avérée en tant qu'Ingénieur des Services Techniques dans un environnement Fibre Access.
• Connaissance des solutions SaaS.
• Compétences en Linux et technologies de virtualisation.

Responsibilities

• Créer des documents de conception réseau détaillés basés sur les conditions du site.
• Assurer l'assistance à l'installation et la mise en service de tous les produits.
• Superviser le personnel technique pendant les activités sur site.

Skills

Ethernet and IP knowledge

Excellent presentation skills

Customer interfacing skills

Education

Experience as a Technical Service Engineer

Job description

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Technical Services Engineer

Apply locations Basingstoke, UK time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id R004217

Welcome!

Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities!

Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you!

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!

We are currently looking for a highly motivated Technical Services Engineer to join our Customer Services team in Basingstoke. If you want to be a part of our growing company that is driven by innovation and is focused on building a future together with our employees, consider applying.

The Technical Services Engineer will be responsible for supporting field engagement activities including technical presentations, pre- and post-sales visits, assisting with lab and field trials, solution integration, deployments & upgrades, training and providing general customer support as needed.

The successful candidate will develop a full understanding of Adtran’s World Leading Fibre Access product range including OLT, ONT, SDGs, in home WiFi solutions and software driven management, monitoring and orchestration systems.

Knowledge of Core Networks and WDM systems will also be required.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Customer homologations, POC, advanced demo, Trials
  • Scope and run Customer trials and homologation tests with consulting product experts.
  • Deliverables: Test cases documentation and validation report.
• Network design documentation
  • Create the detailed low level system design based on actual site and network conditions provided in the Customer Information Questionnaire.
  • Final Network Design - confirmed network design along with the required equipment settings for network installation.
• On site or remote Assistance for Installation and Commissioning on all product lines
• Supervise Technical Services staff and external contractors during on-site activities with customers, such as Installation and Commissioning, equipment upgrades and fault investigations.
• Be the technical lead on certain projects.
• Deliverables: Acceptance reports as defined in the service request.
• Network upgrade, network audit
  • Build upgrade plan and run complete network audit : OLT-ONT-SDG & MCP.
  • Deliverables: upgrade path with steps and timeline, report and analysis of a network audit – per site and overall status.
• Customers workshops and trainings
• Be able to deliver technical training on Adtran products and technologies with the help of product experts to Customers and other technical support staff. Including enabling on new features.
• Create documentation and other tools to proactively educate channels and end users about potentially difficult issues prior to their becoming problems.
• Provide technical and sales support including demonstrations, evaluations, and training for accounts in assigned territory and perform technical presentations for customers, partners, and prospects.
• Prepare and execute acceptance testing as well as lab & field trials
• Represents voice of Customers and Adtran Service Team, actively providing feedback about products usability and quality to Adtran R&D, Test and Quality departments
• On site, level 3 support outside of normal business hours following escalation from Customers

Requirements:

• Proven work experience as a Technical Service Engineer in the Fibre Access environment.
• Knowledge of SaaS solution.
• Comprehensive Ethernet and IP knowledge and hands-on experience. Knowledge of routing protocols beneficial. (e.g. Juniper/Cisco experience)
• Provisioning and orchestration software (incl. protocols such as NetConf, REST and experience in JSON).
• Linux, Virtualisation technologies, Scripting/Programming (Python) knowledge and practical experience.
• Ability to develop solutions hand in hand with customers and partners, convince customers of our solution benefits.
• Attitude of proactively getting things done, working on their own initiative.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Excellent customer interfacing skills

Scope of employment

• Fulltime / Permanent
• Readiness to regularly travel to customers within the UK
• Prepared to do flexible working hours including some out of hours working
• DBS check will be required (Adtran to arrange)

Primary location of job

• Office based (Adtran Basingstoke)

Compensation

• Base salary
• Car Allowance
• Compensation for out of hours activities

Benefits

• 25 days holiday + public holidays
• Company pension scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Income protection insurance to cover serious illness
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Employee assistance helpline
• Free onsite parking

About Us

Adtran is a leading global provider of fiber-based networking solutions and SaaS applications, focused on the broadband access market. Our comprehensive portfolio spans from the metro core to the customer premises, enabling network providers to deliver Gigabit broadband to every home and business. Our vision is to enable a fully connected world where the power to communicate is available to everyone, everywhere.

At Adtran, we believe in our people. With a diverse and inclusive team spread across the globe, our culture embraces creativity and seeks innovation and quality in everything we do. Built on a foundation of communication, trust, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit enables us to be a global technology leader and a strong customer advocate.

Adtran began operations in January 1986. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Adtran is located in Cummings Research Park - the second-largest research park in the U.S. and fourth-largest in the world. Our mailing address is 901 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, Alabama, 35806. Adtran, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adtran Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN and FSE: QH9). Find out more at adtran.com, or follow our story on LinkedIn and Twitter.